Backing the bold who LEAP us forward.
We invest, support and commit to the long-term success of dynamic founders who boldly defy the status quo in Commerce, Fintech, and SaaS.
Our Approach
We are research-driven, high-conviction investors.
We leverage our domain expertise and network to share valuable insights and introductions. We roll up our sleeves to help our founders reach their vision.
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Expert Focus
We are sector specialists focusing in Commerce, Fintech, and SaaS. Our expertise and deep understanding of these industries provide valuable insights and support to our founders.
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Long-term Partners
We invest in early-stage companies with the potential to transform our core industries. We focus on Seed, Series A, and follow-on rounds.
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Diversity is in our DNA
Talent is equally distributed, but access to capital is not. Our team, network and founders share a strong belief that diversity is a key driver of returns.
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Meet the bold.
Our founders share a passion for innovation and solving real-world problems.
Answerbite
AnswerBite helps marketing teams attract and convert greater qualified leads by repurposing their content into engaging video teasers quickly.
Around
An online platform connecting growing companies with unused office space.
Aument
Aument optimizes conversion rate with AI-driven predictions in email and landing pages.
Caplight
Private Markets, Reimagined. Caplight’s market data, price discovery tools, and derivatives enable shareholders, institutional investors, and brokers to trade the pre-IPO asset class with more confidence.
Guros
"Get an online quote for your car insurance. Compare multiple car insurance quotes and save up to 40%."
Gusto
Work faster and reduce errors with automated payroll, HR, and more.
Haus
A more affordable and flexible way to own a home, without a mortgage.
Iluma
ILUMA's custom AI model summarizes and connects the dots across millions of interactions and data that lives inside & outside your organization, arming you with recommended actions to get to your revenue and professional goals first.
Leal
Discover the brand ecosystem that rewards you.We help people save on their daily purchases while driving incremental sales to our partner brands.
Listo!
Helping you achieve a better future with simple and intelligent financial solutions.
Mi Salud
MiSalud offers you unlimited and immediate consultations with doctors and psychologists.
Neural Payments
Market-leading payment innovations for financial institutions.
Nimbus
Nimbus lets your team manage and code on remote cloud environments. This means more coding and less waiting and configuring.
Pacto
The point of sale that revolutionizes your restaurant. Take control of your restaurant with Pacto's all-in-one platform and start your digital revolution.
Palenca
Parabeac
Passport
Paystand
Phoebe
Rev Worldwide
Snickerdoodle
Toku
Wizeline
Worky
Meet our full portfolio
Ecosystem / Platform
More Than Capital. A Unique Ecosystem.
When you partner with us, you gain more than capital. You earn access to our ecosystem of founders, investors and corporate partners. Through our Platform, we work tirelessly to both engage that ecosystem and add value to its stakeholders.
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60+
Co-investors
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45+
Founders
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30+
Family Offices
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40+
Corporate Partners
Our team
We are a team of investors, operators and founders.
Our team combines deep domain expertise, unique insights and extensive networks in our target markets.
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Roman Leal
Managing Partner
Before founding LEAP, Roman held various positions in financial services and fintech, most notably at PayPal and Goldman Sachs.
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At PayPal, Roman co-led initiatives in next-gen financial services, digital currencies, and peer-to-peer strategies. At Goldman Sachs, he specialized in Financial Technology and provided strategic guidance to startups worldwide through the Emerging Technology Research and Payment Processing platforms, offering valuable market and product insights.
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Roberto Aguayo
General Partner
Roberto focuses on SaaS e-commerce technologies for LEAP.
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Roberto has an entrepreneurial background and brings his hands-on approach to actively support our portfolio companies. Internally he also leads the LEAP Family Office Network initiative. Roberto also has corporate experience while performing a variety of roles at Caffenio one of the largest coffee distributors/retailers in LATAM, where he is now a board member.
MBA University of Texas
Co-founder Mint Machine Technologies (Partial Exit); Board Member @Caffenio.
News and Content
Proprietary research. Unique Insights.
Follow our research to learn more about our key investment themes in commerce, fintech, and SaaS.
